Santos Arevalo of Epsilon Sigma Rho braces himself for a water balloon attack on Tuesday of dead week. The fraternity set up water balloons ready to be tossed at the fraternity members in Trinity Commons to relieve finals stress.

The weeks that fall between Thanksgiving and Winter Break are probably the most hectic for students.Knowing how to get through finals week varies for most people, but there are very common preparations that many students do that can actually help increase final scores.No one should cram for finals week....

The overwhelming stress experienced during the week before finals causing students to look and feel like death; is dead week.
Dead week at Chico State is one of the most stressful times, but professors aren’t as accommodating as they could be. Instead of giving time to study and actually prepare...

The week before finals is informally known as “dead week.” During dead week professors are expected to spend most of lecture time reviewing old material rather than introducing new material, and less work is given out to students all in an attempt to lighten the load right be...

It’s the week before finals, and all we want to do is eat and sleep.
We don’t have time to cook things. We hardly even have time to browse food photos on Instagram. Quick, easy and satisfying is all we can handle right now. Snacks have become our life support. Indeed, it is that glorious blend of suga...